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The Power of Position: Beijing University, Intellectuals, and Chinese Political Culture, 1898-1929
Timothy B. Weston
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Hardback. Beijing University (or Beida) has been at the centre of China's greatest political and cultural upheavals. From the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s to the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Invaluable in our understanding of the political and intellectual life of China. Series: Berkeley Series in Interdisciplinary Studies of China. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Throughout the twentieth century, Beijing University (or Beida) has been at the center of China's greatest political and cultural upheavals--from the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s to the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Why this should be--how Beida's historical importance has come to transcend that of a mere institution of higher learning--is a question at the heart of this book. A study of intellectuals and political culture during the past century's tumultuous early decades, The Power of Position is the first to focus on Beida, China's oldest and best-known national university. ... Read more
Throughout the twentieth century, Beijing University (or Beida) has been at the center of China's greatest political and cultural upheavals--from the May Fourth Movement of 1919 to the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s to the tragic events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Why this should be--how Beida's historical importance has come to transcend that of a mere institution of higher learning--is a question at the heart of this book. A study of intellectuals and political culture during the past century's tumultuous early decades, The Power of Position is the first to focus on Beida, China's oldest and best-known national university. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Series
Berkeley Series in Interdisciplinary Studies of China
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520237674
SKU
V9780520237674
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About Timothy B. Weston
Timothy B. Weston is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is coeditor of China Beyond the Headlines (2000).
Reviews for The Power of Position: Beijing University, Intellectuals, and Chinese Political Culture, 1898-1929
“Weston pushes far beyond such narrow confines in his very impressive study.”
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